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Editorial: Toomer's Corner Feedback

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  • Friday, May 18 2012 7:20 PM EDT2012-05-18 23:20:53 GMT
    If you text and drive it's a matter of WHEN and not IF you will be involved in an accident. The odds are stacked against you when your eyes and hands are more focused on your cell phone than they are
    If you text and drive it's a matter of WHEN and not IF you will be involved in an accident.  The odds are stacked against you when your eyes and hands are more focused on your cell phone than they are the other motorists on the roadways.

  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 7:20 PM EDT2012-05-15 23:20:31 GMT
    On our editorial suggesting that the governor raise taxes to fund Medicaid, we received these comments: "If the budget is passed at this severely cut rate, the shortage of physicians, hospitals, and clinics
    On our editorial suggesting that the governor raise taxes to fund Medicaid, we received these comments:

  • Tuesday, May 1 2012 7:20 PM EDT2012-05-01 23:20:35 GMT
    If your commute includes I-85 in the mornings I'm sure you've noticed men alongside the roadways picking up trash and road debris and thought to yourself "who would want to do that?"
    If your commute includes I-85 in the mornings I'm sure you've noticed men alongside the roadways picking up trash and road debris and thought to yourself "who would want to do that?"

  • Friday, April 20 2012 7:20 PM EDT2012-04-20 23:20:42 GMT
    For the next sixty seconds I want you to give yourself permission to push pause on whatever you are doing and listen and reflect for a moment. I did this recently after reading an article titled "Top five

  • Wednesday, April 18 2012 7:27 PM EDT2012-04-18 23:27:31 GMT
    Representative Christopher John England (Tuscaloosa) has sponsored a bill in the Alabama legislature that would allow convicted felons of drug crimes to receive food stamps under certain circumstances.

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - Many of you took exception to our Toomer's Corner editorial. 

"You would think the state of Alabama didn't have any important issues and problems to attend to; this story has been blown out of proportion" one viewer emailed. 

"The obsession with these trees borders on the ridiculous," wrote another. "Where is the sanity in all of this?  The whole incident needs to be put in perspective." 

"Wouldn't it be great for the state if we could get the same concerns, passion and unity around the deplorable conditions, illnesses and deaths in many of its children?" wrote another. "They are as "innocent" as trees.  They have no control over where they are planted (born) and no control over who interacts with them or in what ways, yet the consequences affect their entire future, and thus that of the state.  They are completely dependent upon outside sources for all aspects of their lives without any say.  Think of how much stronger the region and state would be if we could get the same energy around issues of healthcare, child neglect and abuse and education that have come around the tree incident." 

Another emailed: "If there is any benefit to this incident, it is that it has served as a stimulus to finally call attention to the growing extremism that has developed over the years, as well as the consequences of finally taking a rivalry too far. And, it has provided an excellent opportunity to remedy or at least rein in that distasteful rivalry." 

 Joyce Elaine Reaves Oswald echoed our editorial sentiments: "I am so happy that all of the fans are working together," she emailed.  " I am a roll tide fan and what was done to these poor trees is just a crying shame.  I think I almost said, "War Eagle" just a little bit, I kind of whispered it." 

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